Do microbes control our immune system?

We're back this week with Seth Shipman from the Gladstone Institutes and the University of California, San Francisco. Seth has built molecular recording devices that can record data within living cells. He even used these methods to re-create one of the first movies put to film. This work has clear…

We're back this week with Polly Fordyce. Polly is an Assistant Professor of Genetics and Bioengineering at Stanford. She has built remarkable tools for studying transcription factors and enzymes, really accelerating what is possible and opening up new areas of study. She explains why hydrogels are …

This week I chat with another talented chemist: Bill DeGrado from UCSF. Bill is a pioneer in the de novo design of proteins. He talks about how he got into this area and how it has created opportunities to treat disease.

Science is Fun is finally back after a long hiatus. Where have we been? I've been doing science now that the pandemic slow-down has lifted. So much science to do, so little time! I've got an exciting line-up for the next few weeks - a mini-season of shows. I hope you enjoy it and stay subscribed to…